A pet rabbit named Sugar Bunny was stolen from a preschool. Fliers protesting circus animal acts were left in its empty cage.
The preschool's children gathered in a circle last week to remember Sugar Bunny.
"We talked about how some people have different ideas about animals," said teacher Lori Peters. "Some people don't think they should be in cages."
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Sugar Bunny was taken on Sep. 22, teachers said.
"Somebody [stole] him," 5-year-old Zion said. "I'm sad."
The fliers expressed protests against the Ringling Brothers Circus, which was in town during the weekend. The fliers had a picture of a bear trying to escape from a cage.
Daphna Nachminovitch works for PETA, an animal rights group. She said the group does not think people should take a pet bunny.
"We encourage people who have the knowledge and ability to adopt rabbits from their local shelters," Nachminovitch said.
It's unclear whether the preschool will find a new pet, Peters said.
(Staff Writer, with AP)
一間幼稚園所飼養的一隻名叫甜心兔的寵物兔被偷了。抗議馬戲團用動物表演的宣傳單被留在空無一物籠子裡。
幼稚園裡的小孩上星期集合起來圍成一圈，回憶被偷走的甜心兔。
「我們聊了有些人對動物有不同的想法，」羅莉．彼得斯老師說：「有些人認為他們不應該被困在籠子裡。」
老師們說，甜心兔是在上個月二十二日被偷走的。
「有人把牠偷走了，」五歲的既恩說：「我很難過。」
那些宣傳單表達了對美國「玲玲馬戲團」的抗議，當時適逢週末，馬戲團正好在城裡表演。宣傳單上印有一張熊想要逃脫出籠子的照片。
黛芙娜．娜屈明娜威屈為動物權利保護團體「人道對待動物協會」工作。她說，該協會認為人們不應該把兔子當成寵物來飼養。
「我們鼓勵有知識和能力的人，去當地動物收容所領養兔子，」娜屈明娜威屈說。
彼得斯老師說，我們不清楚學校是否會再找一隻新的寵物。
（美聯社／翻譯：楊鴻泰）
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